Chapter
Chapter 87: Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
16 headings make up chapter 87, part of section XVII, vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 18% Third-country duty 367 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
EU Free – 22% Third-country duty 228 tariff lines · average 7.6% 
Türkiye Free – 70% Third-country duty 341 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
USA Free – 25% General (MFN) 212 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
Canada Free – 13% General (MFN) 291 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Mexico Free – 50% General (MFN) 381 tariff lines · average 16.6% 
Brazil Free – 35% General (MFN) 173 tariff lines · average 22.4% 
Argentina Free – 35% General (MFN) 675 tariff lines · average 22% 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 197 tariff lines · average 2% 
New Zealand Free – 10% General (MFN) 950 tariff lines · average 2.7% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Japan Free – 8.4% General (MFN) 114 tariff lines · average 0.1% 
Taiwan Free – 30% General (MFN) 269 tariff lines · average 13.1% 
GCC Free – 5% General (MFN) 370 tariff lines · average 5% 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 158 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 151 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 20% General (MFN) 253 tariff lines · average 6.1% 
Nigeria Free – 20% General (MFN) 256 tariff lines · average 9.7% Headings 16
- 8701Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)
- 8702Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
- 8703Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars
- 8704Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
- 8705Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)
- 8706Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
- 8707Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
- 8708Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
- 8709Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles
- 8710Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles
- 8711Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars
- 8712Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised
- 8713Carriages for disabled persons, whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled
- 8714Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713
- 8715Baby carriages and parts thereof
- 8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$10mUS$10m+US$501m+US$21bn+> US$65bn
Exports: 225
- Germany: US$277bn
- China: US$212bn
- Japan: US$162bn
- Mexico: US$162bn
- United States: US$143bn
- South Korea: US$95bn
- Spain: US$65bn
- France: US$59bn
- Canada: US$56bn
- Czechia: US$54bn
- United Kingdom: US$48bn
- Italy: US$47bn
- Slovakia: US$46bn
- Poland: US$43bn
- Thailand: US$38bn
- Belgium: US$35bn
- Türkiye: US$34bn
- Sweden: US$29bn
- Hungary: US$27bn
- Netherlands: US$25bn
- India: US$23bn
- Austria: US$21bn
- Romania: US$21bn
- South Africa: US$16bn
- Brazil: US$13bn
- Morocco: US$12bn
- Indonesia: US$12bn
- Portugal: US$11bn
- Taiwan: US$11bn
- Argentina: US$8bn
- Slovenia: US$6bn
- Vietnam: US$5bn
- Denmark: US$4bn
- Finland: US$4bn
- Switzerland: US$3bn
- Lithuania: US$2bn
- Malaysia: US$2bn
- Estonia: US$2bn
- Bulgaria: US$2bn
- Kuwait: US$2bn
- Luxembourg: US$1bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1bn
- Serbia: US$1bn
- Norway: US$1bn
- Singapore: US$1bn
- Australia: US$1bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$1bn
- Croatia: US$1bn
- Latvia: US$900m
- Philippines: US$878m
- Tunisia: US$838m
- Russia: US$699m
- Ireland: US$666m
- Cambodia: US$577m
- Uruguay: US$523m
- Colombia: US$501m
- Bahrain: US$470m
- Egypt: US$455m
- Uzbekistan: US$420m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$758mUS$758m+US$5bn+US$19bn+> US$56bn
Imports: 225
- United States: US$383bn
- Germany: US$144bn
- Canada: US$88bn
- United Kingdom: US$86bn
- France: US$80bn
- Mexico: US$63bn
- China: US$56bn
- Italy: US$55bn
- Belgium: US$51bn
- Spain: US$49bn
- Poland: US$44bn
- Australia: US$43bn
- Netherlands: US$42bn
- Türkiye: US$33bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$30bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$29bn
- Russia: US$29bn
- Brazil: US$24bn
- Japan: US$23bn
- Czechia: US$22bn
- Austria: US$21bn
- Sweden: US$20bn
- South Korea: US$19bn
- Switzerland: US$19bn
- Slovakia: US$18bn
- Hungary: US$15bn
- Romania: US$14bn
- Portugal: US$14bn
- Denmark: US$12bn
- Taiwan: US$12bn
- Thailand: US$11bn
- Philippines: US$10bn
- Indonesia: US$10bn
- Norway: US$10bn
- Israel: US$9bn
- Morocco: US$9bn
- Vietnam: US$9bn
- South Africa: US$9bn
- Argentina: US$9bn
- Malaysia: US$9bn
- Kazakhstan: US$8bn
- Ukraine: US$8bn
- Chile: US$8bn
- India: US$8bn
- Slovenia: US$7bn
- Finland: US$7bn
- Ireland: US$6bn
- Kyrgyzstan: US$6bn
- Kuwait: US$6bn
- New Zealand: US$5bn
- Greece: US$5bn
- Colombia: US$5bn
- Iraq: US$5bn
- Egypt: US$5bn
- Peru: US$5bn
- Lithuania: US$5bn
- Singapore: US$5bn
- Belarus: US$4bn
- Uzbekistan: US$4bn
- Algeria: US$4bn
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | US$277bn | 14.9% |
| 2 |  China | US$212bn | 11.4% |
| 3 | Japan | US$162bn | 8.7% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$162bn | 8.7% |
| 5 | United States | US$143bn | 7.7% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$95bn | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$65bn | 3.5% |
| 8 |  France | US$59bn | 3.2% |
| 9 | Canada | US$56bn | 3% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$54bn | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$383bn | 20.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$144bn | 7.7% |
| 3 | Canada | US$88bn | 4.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$86bn | 4.6% |
| 5 | France | US$80bn | 4.3% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$63bn | 3.4% |
| 7 | China | US$56bn | 3% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$55bn | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$51bn | 2.8% |
| 10 | Spain | US$49bn | 2.6% |
In the UK Global Tariff, chapter 87 covers 367 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 18%. 44 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides chapter 87 into 228 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 22% (average 7.6%). 11 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, chapter 87 covers 341 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 70%. 11 of them are duty-free.
World trade in chapter 87 goods reached US$2tn in 2024, down 4% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 14.9% of the total, ahead of China.
The United States imported the most (US$383bn).
Chapter notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover railway or tramway rolling stock designed solely for running on rails.
2. For the purposes of this chapter, ‘tractors’ means vehicles constructed essentially for hauling or pushing another vehicle, appliance or load, whether or not they contain subsidiary provision for the transport, in connection with the main use of the tractor, of tools, seeds, fertilisers or other goods.
Machines and working tools designed for fitting to tractors of heading 8701 as interchangeable equipment remain classified in their respective headings even if presented with the tractor, and whether or not mounted on it.
3. Motor chassis fitted with cabs fall in headings 8702 to 8704, and not in heading 8706.
4. Heading 8712 includes all children's bicycles. Other children's cycles fall in heading 9503.
Subheading note
1. Subheading 870822 covers:
(a) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed; and
(b) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices,
when suitable for use solely or principally with the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof?
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof make up HS chapter 87, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 87 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 18%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 87 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 22%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling…?
Germany, with US$277bn in 2024 (14.9% of world exports).